HP CQ40-310TU, CQ40-315TU, CQ40-311AX, CQ40-314AX, CQ40-318AX, CQ40-317AX Using optical discs, ±Rw/R

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Using optical discs

An optical drive, such as a DVD-ROM drive, supports optical discs (CDs and DVDs). These discs store information, such as music, photos, and movies. DVDs have a higher storage capacity than CDs.

Your optical drive can read standard CD and DVD discs. If your optical drive is a Blu-ray Disc ROM Drive, it can also read Blu-ray discs.

NOTE: Some of the optical drives listed may not be supported by your computer. The listed drives are not necessarily all of the supported optical drives.

Some optical drives can also write to optical discs as described in the following table.

Optical drive type

Write to CD-RW

Write to DVD±RW/R

Write to DVD+R DL

Write label to

 

 

 

 

LightScribe CD or DVD

 

 

 

 

±RW/R

 

 

 

 

 

DVD/CD-RW Combo

Yes

No

No

No

Drive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SuperMulti DVD±RW

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

and CD-RW Combo

 

 

 

 

Drive with DL support

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SuperMulti

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

LightScribe DVD±RW

 

 

 

 

and CD-RW Combo

 

 

 

 

Drive with DL support

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blu-ray Disc ROM with

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

SuperMulti DVD±R/

 

 

 

 

RW Double Layer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CAUTION: To prevent possible audio and video degradation, loss of information, or loss of audio or video playback functionality, do not initiate Sleep or Hibernation while reading or writing to a CD or DVD.

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Contents Drives Product notice Table of contents Index Handling drives Identifying the installed optical drive Using an optical driveSelect Start Computer ±RW/R Using optical discsCD-R discs Selecting the right discBlu-ray Disc Playing a CD or DVD Configuring AutoPlay Select Start Computer System properties Changing DVD region settingsClick Copy Disc Select Start All Programs CyberLink DVD Suites Power2GoObserving the copyright warning Copying a CD or DVDCreating or burning a CD or DVD Removing an optical disc CD or DVD Removing the optical drive Page Using Disk Cleanup Using Disk DefragmenterImproving hard drive performance Page Identifying HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection status Using HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection software Replacing the hard drive Page Page Tighten the hard drive cover screws Troubleshooting DVD Optical disc tray does not open for removal of a CD orComputer does not detect the optical drive Disc does not play Disc does not play automatically Page Select Start All Programs HP HP Update Device driver must be reinstalledObtaining the latest Windows device drivers Click Security & UpdatesDVD Index
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